Ink bottle and stand.



C M. HELLER.

iNK BOTTLE AND STAND,

APPLICATION FILED JULY [5. 19:5.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

car sinus PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES M. HELLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0HIIVISELF AND ONE-HALF TO EDWIN A. K-ANSI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

INK BOTTLE AND STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed July 15, 1915. Serial No. 40,024.

in connection with a base adapted to coop crate therewith to form aninkstand of such construction that the ink-bottle may conveniently besold separately as an ordinary bottle of ink, and may conveniently beap-' plied by the purchaser to the base so as to form therewith a cheapand eflicient inkstand.

A further object is to provide a bottle and stand of such constructionthat the bottle may readily be adjusted to different positions in orderto provide easy access to the inkas its level in the bottle is lowered;also to provide a stand adapted to cooperate with a bottle of thecharacter described and provided with means to receive and retain anyoverflow that may occur from accidental causes, and also to serve as apen holder.

I accomplish these objects as illustrated in the drawings and ashereinafter described.

That which I believe to be new is set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure. 1 is a side elevation of myimproved ink-bottle and stand; Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssectionthereof, showing the application of a pen thereto, said section beingtaken on line 22 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a plan-view of the bottle andstand shown in the preceding fig.-

ures; Fig. 4- is a View showing a modification; Figs. 5 and 6 arevertical sectional views of the upper end of the neck of the bottle,showing two forms of closures that may be applied thereto; and Figs. 7,8 and 9 are sectional views of the bottle, showing different positionsto which it is turned when the level of the ink therein falls, so as tomake the ink readily obtainable.

-Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates the stand or base, and 11 thebottle. The stand, which is preferably glass, but may be made of anyother suitable material, is in the main rectangular in plan with itsfront corners rounded as shown in Fig. 8. It is divided transversely bya partition 12 having a concave recess 13 at the center to receive theneck 11 of the bottle, as hereinafter described. At the rear side of thepartition 12 is a compartment having a concave bottom 15, the uppersurface of which is provided with a series of corrugations 16 extendingtransversely of the stand. These are best molded as a part of the stand.

, Their length is preferably equal to the width of the bottle. At theopposite side of the partition 12 is a trough 17 having an inclinedbottom 18 extending up to the upper front surface of the stand.

19 indicates the ends of the trough, which also form the sides of thestand and merge with the partition 12. They also merge with the ends 20of the bottle receiving compartment, so that the upper edge of the standis practically all in the same horizontal plane. The sides 18 areprovided with one or more alined recesses 21, which serve as a pen-rack.

The bottle 11 is illustrated as cylindrical in form, and has its neck'ltdisposed centrally and tangentially, as best shown in Fig. 2. The neckof the bottle is adapted to fit in the recess 13 when the bottle is inthe position shown in Fig. 2, or approximates that position, but thebottle may also be turned so that the neck 14: stands upright as shownin Fig. 1. At a convenient point on its outer surface, the bottle 11 ispro- -videdwith a number of ribs or corrugations Fig. 7, in which theneck is slightly inclined from the vertical. As the level of the inkrecedes, the bottle may be turned to incline the neck more and more, sothat even when the level of the ink is very low, as shown in Fig. 2, itstill flows to the outlet end of the neck and is easily within reach ofthe pen. As best shown in the sectional views of the bottle, the neck ispreferably provided with a dam 22 at the lower side of the outletopening, the effect of which is to permit the neck of the bottle to beinclined to a greater extent without spilling ink. The outlet openingonly, however, is constricted in this way, and the free flow of ink inthe neck adjacent to the outlet is not restricted. The outer end of theneck is preferably provided with screw-threads so that it may receive ascrew-cap 23, and, if desired, a washer 24 may be placed in the cap toprevent leakage when the bottle is packed for shipment. Fig. 5 shows ametal cap with a washer; while Fig. 6 shows a glass cap without awasher. Either form may be employed, the latter being more suitable foruse when the ink is in use, while the former is preferred for shippingpurposes.

In Fig. t I have illustrated an arrangement in which instead of usingthe corrugations on the bottle and on the stand to hold the bottle inits different positions, I provide the stand with a broad, fiat spring25, which embraces the central portion of the bottle, and whichpreferably is provided with two end flanges 26 arranged parallel witheach other and far enough apart so that the spring 25 fits between them.The frictional engagement between the spring and the bottle issuflicient to hold the bottle when it is turned to incline the neck to agreater or less extent, but does not interfere with its ready removal orinsertion.

My improved stand and bottle provide an outfit of which the base portionof the stand (by which I mean the stand Without the bottle) may be verycheaply manufactured and is suitable for use as a permanent piece ofdesk furniture. The bottle portion of the inkstand may also be verycheaply constructed. In fact, it may be manufactured and sold in thesame way as the ordinary bottle of ink. It may then be applied to thebase portion of the inkstand just as it is when purchased, formingtherewith a complete inkstand. This avoids the necessity of transferringthe ink from the bottle in which it is purchased to the ink container ofan inkstand, as has heretofore been the practice. By my invention,therefore, the user instead of buying an inlcbottle and using ink fromit, with the consequent danger of upsetting the bottle and spilling theink, may buy my improved bottle and by applying it to the base portionof the inkstand as described will have a. convenient, ornamentalinkstand in which the bottle cannot well be upset and the ink cannot bespilled. Furthermore, as is a matter of universal experience in usingink from a bottle, as the ink level recedes it is diflicult to obtainink without smearing the pen and the fingers of the writer, whereas withmy improved device, however low the level of the ink in the bottle, itis always equally available for use without inserting the pen-holderitself into the neck of the bottle, and consequently there is no dangerof the user soiling his fingers. A further advantage of my improveddevice is that it provides for the ready substitution of bottles of inkof different colors or kinds.

My improved device may be made of any suitable material, such as glass,tin, wood, aluminum, etc., but I prefer to make it of lass.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is,

1. An inkstand, comprising a base having a semi-cylindrical compartmentto receive an ink-bottle, said compartment having corrugations, and asubstantially cylindrical inkbottle adapted to fit in said compartmentand having one or more corrugations coacting with the corrugations ofthe compartment to hold the bottle in different positions of adjustment,said bottle being free to be lifted from said compartment and having aneck projecting beyond the outer surface thereof.

2. An ink-stand comprising a base having a compartment, the surface ofwhich is circular in cross-section, an ink-bottle curved concentricallyto the surface of said compartment to conform to the shape of the latterand adapted to fit snugly therein, said bottle being removably mountedin said-compartment to be rocked to different positions therein andhaving a tangentially disposed neck projecting beyond the outer surfacethereof, and cooperating means on the contacting concentric surfaces ofthe bottle and the base for holding the bottle in different positions ofadjustment.

3. An ink-stand comprising a base having a compartment, a portion atleast of the upper surface of which is in the form of an arc of acircle, an ink-bottle a portion at least of the surface or perimeter ofwhich is in the form of an arc having the same radius as the are onwhich the surface of said compartment is taken, said bottle beingadapted to fit in said compartment and to be rocked to differentpositions therein, said bottle having a tangentially disposed neckproject ing beyond the outer surface thereof, and means between thebottle and the base for holding the bottle in its different positions ofadjustment.

4:. As a new article of manufacture, an

different positions of adjustment, a trough adjacent to saidcompartment, and apartition separating said compartment from saidtrough, said partition having a recess open at the top to receive thebottle neck.

CHARLES M. HELLER.

inkstand comprising a substantially cylindrical ink-bottle having a neckprojecting beyond the outer surface thereof, a base having a compartmentto receive the ink- 5 bottle, said compartment having means cooperatingWith the ink-bottle to hold it in Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Yatents,Washington, D. G.

